Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 3 Comments

Rare has a new behind-the-scenes video up that focuses on the music of Battletoads. Take a look at the video for commentary from composer David Wise, who shares some insight and even has a bit of a musical performance.

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Super Mario Maker’s online functions were taken down for “emergency maintenance” earlier this week. Nintendo didn’t say what was happening, aside from how they would be addressing a bug that occurs in “Create” mode. So what exactly was this all about?

Kotaku has a more in-depth explanation, but below are some excerpts from the site’s report:

“Joseph discovered a video where another player claimed their level had been hacked, as someone else had managed to achieve a world record on a puzzle level in less than three seconds.

Joseph realized the “hacker” had access to items that weren’t in the original level. In Mario Maker, it’s possible to download other people’s levels and edit them, but that’s not what was happening here. The “hacker” was playing the level on the server, which is why their world record times were being recorded.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 96 Comments

During the conference call for its Q4 2015 financial results, Macronix International declared that the company will provide memory products for NX. One report from the event suggests that the platform will be launching this year.

A rough translation of an article found on Yahoo’s site reads:

Japanese video game maker Nintendo will launch this year a new machine NX, Macronix (2337), general manager CY LU said Macronix will provide products to NX, NX and considerable expectations.

Macronix online Investor Conference held in the afternoon, legal attention, Nintendo will launch a new machine this year NX, has many years of partnership with Nintendo is still in the column NX Macronix supply chains.

CY Lu said, Macronix will be provided to the memory slots NX, NX and considerable internal expectations.

Although CY Lu would not say whether the supply NX products for the read-only memory (ROM), but, he said, looking forward to this year’s performance can be a meteoric rise ROM.

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Rumors about the NX continue to persist. This time, analyst and consultant Dr. Serkan Toto has made bold claims regarding Bandai Namco. The publisher is supposedly working on a number of titles for the system, including Smash Bros. – which will apparently be a launch game. Given that Smash Bros. just came out on two systems a little over a year ago, a port would be more probable than an entirely new entry.

Toto isn’t sure about any dates. In terms of where the information comes from, he’s connected to a number of industry sources, though it remains to be seen if this speculation will pan out in the end.

Toto wrote on Twitter:

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Select Nintendo fans in the UK have started receiving demo codes for early access to the Bravely Second demo, courtesy of the official store. Codes are being sent out via email, so keep an eye on your inbox. They’ll need to be redeemed before the end of March 10, though the demo should be widely available at that point in any case.

Note that the demo is 2,597 blocks. There is no usage limit, so you can boot it up as many times as you’d like.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 12 Comments

Another wave of digital games on Wii U and 3DS have been discounted as part of a new “Winter Warm-up Sale”. Titles are on sale by up to 30 percent.

Here’s the lineup of sales for the third (and final) week:

Wii U

Affordable Space Adventures – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Breath of Fire – $5.59 (was $7.99)
Castlevania – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Child of Light – $10.49 (was $14.99)
EarthBound – $6.99 (was $9.99)
Elliot Quest – $8.99 (was $12.99)
Octodad: Dadliest Catch – $9.99 (was $14.99)
Zelda: The Minish Cap – $5.59 (was $7.99)

3DS

Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale – $5.99 (was $7.99)
Castlevania – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Fantasy Life – $27.99 (was $39.99)
Metroid – $3.49 (was $4.99)
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse – $13.99 (was $19.99)
Xeodrifter – 6.99 (was $9.99)
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward – $14.99 (was $24.99)

These deals are valid until February 4 at 8:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET.

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

Back during the DSiWare days, Circle Entertainment brought out a couple of “Dream” games. Bookstore Dream and Publisher Dream hit Nintendo’s downloadable service a few years back. Now, Circle is continuing the series on the 3DS eShop.

Two new “Dream” titles, both of which feature simulation gameplay, are targeted for Q2. Circle teased on Twitter yesterday:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

Some customers of the Nintendo UK store are eligible to receive a free Animal Crossing: New Leaf 2016 calendar. It’s not entirely clear how people were chosen, but this move is being done to thank those who purchased products in 2015. There’s a £1.99 shipping charge (so technically not 100% free I suppose), but this is removed if you spend over £20 on the store.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 15 Comments

Today, Capcom announced its latest financial results for the nine months of fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. The company’s net sales came in at 57,060 million yen, up 19.3 percent from the same period last year. Operating income rose 9 percent year-over-year to 10,604 million yen and ordinary income is reported at 10,640 million yen, an increase of 5.2 percent from the same term last year. Finally, net income is also up 7.1 percent from the same period last year to 7,006 million yen.

Capcom said that Monster Hunter X “was a major hit”, but The Great Ace Attorney’s sales “remained slow.” Additionally, “sales of repeat titles and digital download contents were firm, particularly in overseas markets, in the Digital Contents business.”

Two Monster Hunter 3DS games are in Capcom’s million sellers list. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate moved another 200,000 copies, and lifetime sales now sit at 4.1 million. Monster Hunter X has sold 3.2 million copies, exceeding Capcom’s forecast of 2.5 million units.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – $49.99

Wii U Download

Joe’s Diner – $7.99
Level 22 – $6.99
MINI-GAMES MADNESS VOLUME: #1 – HELLO WORLD! – $4.99
Shadow Puppeteer – $14.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance – $7.99

3DS Retail

Final Fantasy Explorers – $39.99
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – $29.99

3DS Download

Hello Kitty’s Magic Apron – $19.99
RV-7 My Drone – $1.99

3DS Demo

The Magic Hammer

DSiWare

Crazy Train – $1.99

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

– It’s the last week of the Winter Warm-up Sale! Check out this week’s deals and save up to 30 percent off select games. The sale ends Feb. 4 at 8:59 a.m. PT.
– 99Moves, Darts Up 3D and more games from Enjoy Up are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 25.

Wii U

– TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 11.?

3DS

– Art of Balance TOUCH! is 25 percent off (reduced from $6.99 to $5.20) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 18.
– Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition is 50 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 22.
– The Magic Hammer is 40 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 25.

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